Welcome

The Maine Family Literacy Initiative is designed to support the development and/or improvement of family literacy throughout the state of Maine.

The 2012-2013 Request for Proposal and Application Instructions are now available! Click on the "Grants" link on the left for more information.

FREE Literacy Explorer Kits

Reading is one of the best ways parents can help their children develop a love of books and reading. Raising Readers and the Maine Family Literacy Initiative are collaborating to support reading in the family through the development of literacy Explorer Kits based on the Raising Readers books in distribution to Maine families. The Maine Family Literacy Initiative funded the development of Explorer Kits that contain reading tips and developmental information, playgroup ideas for child and parent together time and activities to help parents extend the learning at home. These Explorer Kits integrate the books that families receive from Raising Readers into family literacy programming, which deepens their impact and helps families get the most out of them. Go to http://raisingreaders.org/litkits or click on the links above to download your copies.

 

Lighthouse Model Programs

Visit one of our Lighthouse grants to learn about how family literacy can benefit your community! Lighthouse Grants are well-established, model family literacy programs that have proposed outreach activities to support the promotion and expansion of family literacy services in Maine. Lighthouse Model Programs

MEFLI Yearbook

For brief descriptions of grants that have been awarded since MEFLI began, click here.